1. Compare health insurance policies for a family of four at two local insurance companies. List at least three intersting facts you learned from this experience.
2. How can our society decrease the cost of healthcare?
3. How can public health policies change food choices in public settings like schools and hosppitals?
4. Think about fast food restaurant commercials. How do these restaurants try to sell their product? What are some healthy alternatives they offer as substitutes?
Listserv Link:
This link will be provided when implemented through TCMC.
Objectives:
10.2.12.A: Evaluate health care products and services that impact adult health practices.10.2.12.B:Assess factors that impact adult health consumer choices.
10.2.12.C: Compare and contrast the positive and negative effects of the media on adult personal health and safety.
10.2.12.D: Examine and apply a decision-making process to the development of short and long-term health goals.
10.2.12.E:Analyze the interrelationship between environmental factors and community health.
Multimedia:
Obesity in America at http://tlc.discovery.com/videos/big-medicine-obesity-in-america.htmlObesity in our society at http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2800784/obesity_is_a_terror_within_destroying_our_society_killer_at_large/#
4 year old McDonald's cheeseburger video at http://obesityhelp.bookreader-web.com/cool-videos
Images of Obesity at http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1SFS/is_3_81/ai_n25019811/
Obesity podcasts at http://obesitypanacea.podomatic.com/
Obesity podcast from CDC at http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=11505
Scientific American at http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=8DFF8662-E7F2-99DF-38E67664ABFF1D05
Resources:
Obesity Action Coalition at http://www.obesityaction.org/advocacy/insurancecompanies.phpObesity Facts at http://www.emedicinehealth.com/obesity/article_em.htm
Obesity Socitey at http://www.obesity.org/about-us/about-us.htm
Obesity Society Newsletter at http://www.obesity.org/newsletter/nl201001.asp
Obesity Article at http://www.westernherald.com/opinion/who-is-responsible-for-the-problem-of-obesity-in-our-society/
Obesity Medical articles at http://obesityhelp.bookreader-web.com/obesity-surgery-overweight/obesity-is-becoming-a-big-problem-in-our-society.html
Obesity in America at http://www.obesityinamerica.org/
Health Insurance at http://www.health-insurance.org/obesity
Lessons:
Nurtirion lesson plan at http://www.lessonplanspage.com/PEAntiObesitySchoolLunchNutritionProject5.htmCancer Culprits at http://cte.jhu.edu/projectbuilder/popup_PrintTour.cfm?TourID=476 CANCER CULPRITS **
Fitness modules at http://www.the-aps.org/education/lot/lotunits/physfit.htm
Health Insurance Lesson Plan at http://insurance.mo.gov/consumer/teens/healthLesson.pdf
Health Insurance Lesson Plan at http://www.moneyinstructor.com/wsp/healthinsurance.asp
Health care reform unit at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/us/jan-june08/miller_healthcare.html
Making Changes at http://mconn.doe.state.la.us/lessonplans.php?task=LP_view&lesson_id=26796&dispPage=9
Organizations:
Institute for Obesity Research and Program Evaluation at http://orin.tamu.edu/CDC at http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/index.html
Obesity.org at http://www.obesity.org/
NCOF at http://www.ncof.org/
Shape Up America at http://www.shapeup.org/
WHO at http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood/en/
Obesity in America at http://www.obesityinamerica.org/
Discussion Board Topics:
1. Compare health insurance policies for a family of four at two local insurance companies. List at least three intersting facts you learned from this experience.2. How can our society decrease the cost of healthcare?
3. How can public health policies change food choices in public settings like schools and hosppitals?
4. Think about fast food restaurant commercials. How do these restaurants try to sell their product? What are some healthy alternatives they offer as substitutes?
Listserv Link:
This link will be provided when implemented through TCMC.